Baseballs in Sally League not Too Fond of Chris Wallace’s Bat

Based on his first ten games at Lexington this season, especially Sunday’s three home run, nine RBI explosion, it is not surprising to read Chris Wallace’s description (via Facebook exchange) of his current experience as a hitter for the Lexington Legends. Wallace has hit in each of his ten games so far this season. He gave his hitting streak an exclamation point Sunday in Asheville when he went 5 for 6 with three home runs, a double and nine RBI. For the young season, Wallace, who was a catcher for the University of Houston one year ago, is batting .444 with five doubles, five home runs, 17 RBI and a 1.000 slugging percentage. He leads the South Atlantic League in home runs, RBI and slugging percentage through Sunday’s game.

Wallace’s hot start began long before Lexington’s opening game last Thursday. “I think the key to my start is how hard I worked in the off season and in spring training,” Wallace said. He indicated that he was not hitting well early in Spring Training because he was “working on some things”. However, near the end of spring training, “it” clicked, and obviously, Wallace packed “it” in his suitcase for the trip from Florida to Kentucky.

Apparently, “it” is contagious as six of Lexington’s regular players are batting over .320 to this point in the season. Most notable amongst the group is Telvin Nash. Nash spent the first week of the season on the disabled list. However, he joined Wallace with three home runs in Sunday’s game. Nash has four home runs and eight RBI in only four games for the Legends.